2019 The Star Sydney Champs

$20,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 The Star Sydney Champs

Final Results
Winner
Sean Ragozzini
Winning Hand
105
Prize
223,361 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
20,000 AUD
Prize Pool
703,000 AUD
Entries
37
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
16,000

Rafferty Jams Into Vukovic

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On the tail end of a bigger pot between Mladen Vukovic in the small blind and Tom Rafferty in the under-the-gun position, the board showed {10-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{q-Hearts}{a-Spades} and Vukovic bet 55,000. Rafferty moved all in and Vukovic sigh-folded.

Vukovic then raised to 6,000 on the button and was called by Ebon Bokody in the small blind and Rafferty in the big blind. The {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop was checked and Bokody bet the {4-Hearts} turn for 16,000. Rafferty folded and Vukovic jammed to claim back a few chips.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Rafferty au
Tom Rafferty
270,000 77,000
Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
138,000 -52,000
Mladen Vukovic au
Mladen Vukovic
108,000 -47,000

Tags: Ebon BokodyMladen VukovicTom Rafferty

Lee Doubles Through Huang

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Vincent Huang raised to 6,000 from the early position and was called by both Nauvneel Kashyap in the hijack and Hun Wei Lee in the big blind.

The flop came {2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, Lee checked, Huang bet 7,000 and Kashyap called. Lee shoved for 54,000 in total and Huang shoved for even more for Kashyap to fold immediately.

Hun Wei Lee: {10-Clubs}{6-Spades}
Vincent Huang: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

Lee had flopped two pair but Huang held the higher two pair with the kings in his hand.

The turn brought them the {4-Diamonds} which didn't change things but the {10-Spades} gave Lee one of his two outs to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Hun Wei Lee au
Hun Wei Lee
130,500 53,000
Vincent Huang au
Vincent Huang
100,000 -25,000

Tags: Hun Wei LeeNauvneel KashyapVincent Huang

Kempson Eliminated by O'Grady

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Corey Kempson
Corey Kempson

Michael O'Grady shoved from the hijack for 51,300 and was called by Corey Kempson in the big blind for less.

Corey Kempson: {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Michael O'Grady: {a-Spades}{2-Clubs}

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} for O'Grady to hold with the higher hole cards to eliminate Kempson.

Player Chips Progress
Michael O'Grady au
Michael O'Grady
71,600 8,300
Corey Kempson au
Corey Kempson
Busted

Tags: Corey KempsonMichael O'Grady

Young Felted by Egan

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Rory Young
Rory Young

Rory Young defended out of the blinds and check-jammed the {j-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop for the last 29,500. Michael Egan had bet 5,500 and made the call after brief consideration.

Rory Young: {6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Michael Egan: {a-Spades}{4-Spades}

Egan had one overcard and a gutshot straight draw to deal the final blow. While the {2-Clubs} turn changed nothing, the {a-Clubs} on the river improved Egan to the superior two pair and Young was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
220,000 38,000
Rory Young au
Rory Young
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Michael EganRory Young

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Senic Calls Correctly Against Egan

Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Andrej Senic raised to 5,000 in the cutoff and Michael Egan on the button three-bet to 15,000, which Senic called. On a {a-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop, Senic checked and called a bet of 11,000 to see the {k-Spades} turn. Both players opted to check and Senic also checked the {2-Spades} on the river.

Egan made it 22,000 to go and Senic eventually called to get shown {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a bluff, which he had beat with {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} for top pair on a four-card flush board.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
182,000 -54,000
Andrej Senic au
Andrej Senic
145,000 30,000

Tags: Andrej SenicMichael Egan

Gray Doubles Through Kempson

Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Corey Kempson shoved from under the gun for 36,500 and action folded all the way to Jason Gray in the big blind who called for the 10,500 he had behind.

Jason Gray: {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Corey Kempson; {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{6-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for Gray to find a seven on the river to stay alive and double up.

Player Chips Progress
Corey Kempson au
Corey Kempson
26,000 -16,500
Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
24,600 7,300

Tags: Corey KempsonJason Gray

Vukovic Forces Fold From Young

Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Mladen Vukovic
Mladen Vukovic

Rory Young raised to 5,000 and folded to a three-bet.

One hand later, Mladen Vukovic opened to 5,000 in the cutoff and Young defended the big blind. They checked the {j-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop and Young bet the {2-Clubs} turn for 11,500, which Vukovic called.

Young then checked the {7-Diamonds} on the river and Vukovic pushed forward his stack of T-5,000 chips.

"Sorry guys, I have a good hand," Young said in table chat after he had spent two minutes in the tank. He then folded after some more consideration and Vukovic claimed the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mladen Vukovic au
Mladen Vukovic
155,000 25,000
Rory Young au
Rory Young
WSOP 1X Winner
39,500 -20,500

Tags: Mladen VukovicRory Young

Prize Pool Details Confirmed

Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

There were 37 entries in total, creating a A$703,000 prize pool. Four players will be in the money for at least A$70,300 and the winner will walk away with A$316,350 and the beautiful trophy.

This is what they are all playing for:

PlacePrize (AUD)Prize (USD)
1$316,350$219,103
2$210,900$146,068
3$105,450$73,034
4$70,300$48,689

Dhingra Gets Some Chips Back

Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Sean Ragozzini raised to 5,000 from the hijack and was called by Gautam Dhingra on the button.

The flop came {6-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}, Ragozzini continued with a bet of 8,500 which was called.

They then both checked through the {2-Diamonds} on the turn to the {a-Clubs}, Ragozzini bet 9,000 and Dhingra raised to 23,000. Ragozzini tanked for a while and then opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Gautam Dhingra au
Gautam Dhingra
180,000 9,400
Sean Ragozzini au
Sean Ragozzini
56,400 -31,200

Tags: Gautam DhingraSean Ragozzini